Table-top



(No Model.)

H. P. SABBERT.

TABLBTOP. No. 329,086. Patented 0013.27, 1885.

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HENRY I. vSABBERT, OF OAKLEY, ASSIGNOR TO KROEGER, SABBERT St CO., OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

TABLE-TOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,086. dated October 27, 1885.

Application filed August 18, 1884. Serial No. 140,844. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it 'may concern: t

Be it known that I, HENRY P. SABEERT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Oakley, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Table-Tops, of which the following is a specification. Y

This invention relates to tops for tables, desks, and similar articles of furniture. Its object is to produce a cheap, durable, and cleanly surface, that may also be made highly ornamental at a very small additional cost.

With these objectsin view myinvention consists in a transparent plate ofV glass or similar hard smooth substance, embedded in or upon the top of the article on a cushion of some yielding material placed underneath and around the edge under the conning molding or top finishing-strip, so as to leave an airspace between the glass and the table-top, which is covered with Velvet, silk, plush, or some ornamental finish to give it an attractive appearance.

In the accompanying drawings, Vin which similar reference-letters indicate like parts wherever they occur in the different views, Figure l is a top plan view of a table-top provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same.

Ihe outside frame, A, may be made of any suitable pattern or design, but is preferably built up of several pieces, the different layers having their joints broken, so as to insure strength and prevent warping. The bed or top B ts snugly within the frame A, and is covered with velvet or similar fabric, which may, if desired, be ornamented in any suitable rnanner. Around the edge of the top B is a narrow frame of some elastic or yielding materialsuch as rubber or paperboard. Upon this frame O the glass plate D is supported and held by the overlapping inner edge or molding, a, of frame A. A little space is left between the inner edge of frame A and the outer edge of plate D to allow for the expansion or contraction of the glass plate under different temperatures. The space between the plate D and velvet covering E prevents moisture from condensation injuring the velvet, and also insures thev velvet or other covering retaining its glossy rich appearance,

' which would not be the case if the glass rested directly upon it. The glass plate .has its under side ornamented in any suitable manner, preferably by engraving and afterward filling the graven design with gold, silver, or other suitableV ornamental material. Underneath the beveled edges d the plate is silvered and the coating protected by the customary covering, so that it would not be injured by resting upon the narrow frame G.

In practice I make the frame of the table as shown, having the rabbet around the inner frame, so that the table can be completely finished before the insertion of the top, which after it is nished is slipped in from the under side, and the top B secured to the frame A in any suitable manner; but, if desired, the table with its bed-plate B may be made cornplete and finished, and afterward the top-plate B placed in from above. In this case of course would be separated'from the table-top and secured on after the plate was in place.

It will be seen that my improved top has all the advantages of cleanliness of the marble top and at the same time is capable of being highly ornamented without danger of the ornamented parts being injured, and the velvet finish beneath gives it a Warm rich appearance, and thus overcomes the principal objection now urged against marble-top tables, which is that they have a cold, hard appearance. It is evident that the fabric E may also be embossed to suit the taste or fancy of the designer, and that instead of the velvet or other fabric the top may be enameled or inlaid and the glass left plain. In this case the tabletop would have the appearance of the richly inlaid or ornamented tops now so much in favor, and the ornamented surface would at the molding a of top-finishing rinrframe A the same time be protected and the table kept clean.

Prior to my invention it was common to make tops for tables and similar articles of glass placed above and resting upon a bed of ornamented paper or other material. I make no claim to such construction.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure, 1s

l. A top for tables, desks, and similar articles, consisting of an outer frame, a lower ICO and separating the bed -B and plate D, V`With the covering E of velvet or other suitable material, .and the beveled edged glass plate D, resting upon-said frame C and held in place by the overhanging molding a.

HENRY r. sABBERT.

Witnesses:

GHAs. E. BRITT, GEO. J. MURRAY. 

